Mold for frozen confections



Match 23, 1937.. B. L. YORK MOLD FOR FROZEN CONFECTIONS File May 22,1936 INVENTOR fim Patented Mar. 23, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1Claim.

This invention relates to a device for molding frozen confections andmore particularly to improved means for supporting and positioning inthe mold an insert to be attached to the confection when the latter isfrozen.

It is an object of the invention to provide an inexpensive mold in whichfrozen confections of the lollypop type may be made in the freezingcompartments of domestic mechanical refrigerators.

Another object of the invention is to provide simple and effective meansfor securely supporting in the mold a handle member for the type ofconfection above referred to.

The invention possesses other objects and features of value, some ofwhich, together with the foregoing, will be specifically set forth inthe specification hereunto annexed. It is to be understood that theinvention is not to be limited to the particular species thereof shownand described as various other embodiments thereof may be employedwithin the sccpe of the appended claim.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the complete mold showing an insertpositioned therein.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the structure shown in Figure 1.

Figures 3 and 4 are each side elevational views g0 Of the mold.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the insert supporting clip.

In detail, the invention comprises a mold having a recess 6 thereinprovided with converging side and end walls 1' and 8 respectively, and apair of feet9 which stabilize the mold when the latter is placed inupright position on a surface. The side walls of the recess are taperedto provide draft so that the confection frozen in the mold 0 may bereadily separated therefrom. The upper rim of the mold is provided witha notch l0, and at a position on the rim directly opposite the notch l0,with a pair of spaced notches I I which provide a lug l2.

5 A clip l3, composed of a length of tempered metal strip doubled uponitself to provide an eye M which, as is shown in Figure 1, is adapted tosurround and frictionally engage the lug I2, is provided for supporting,in upright position in the recess 6, an insert which may be a strip 15of wood or other material which is frozen into the confection to providea handle therefor. The strip I5 is placed between the parallel portionsl6 of the clip, the latter being spread apart slightly thereby, and thefree ends of the portions l6 are pressed together and seated in thenotch I0 where they will exert pressure against the sides of the notchand be frictionally held firmly in position.

The mold so prepared may be nearly filled with flavored and coloredfluid, and placed in the freezing compartment of a mechanicalrefrigerator until the fluid congeals, whereupon by removing the clip I3 from the mold and holding the latter momentarily in a stream of waterto slightly heat the mold, the confection, with the handle insert l5frozen thereinto, may be readily removed from the mold.

If it is desired that the insert l5 be molded into the confection in aposition other than that wherein it would be located if the clip wereattached to the mold in the prescribed manner, the clip with the insertattached thereto may be laid loosely on the rim of the mold in anyposition to place the insert in the desired location.

It will be seen that both the mold and the clip are very simple inconstruction, and may be produced at low cost, thereby permitting theuse of one or more of the devices in most every home.

I claim:

The combination of a mold body having integral side and end walls toprovide a recess having a bordering rim, said rim having a notchtherein, a lug positioned on said rim at a point opposite said notch,and means for engaging and supporting an object within said recess, saidmeans comprising a. strip of flexible material doubled upon itself toprovide a member having a loop at one end thereof adapted to encircleand frictionally engage said lug, and at its other end to frictionallyengage said mold body within said notch.

BERTRAND L. YORK.

